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Windows 10 Froze At Automatic Repair At Boot

Okay so this has had me scratching my head all day. My power supply literally went out with a bang (make a pop like a firecracker before shutting down) and I had it replaced with a bigger and better ...
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GPU no signal output, installing driver (on integrated card) causes system freeze

I recently decided to build a budget PC, I bought the following parts: MOBO: Gigabyte Z170-HD3P CPU: Intel I3-6100 GPU: Asus R9 280x PSU: Cougar RS750 v3, 750W RAM: HyperX 4GB DDR4 I've ...
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HP Laptop not charging when working, doesn't start without battery - Windows 10

I have a HP laptop and yesterday I accidentally hit the laptop on the table. It was fine but when I charged it, it didn't charge at all. When it had 60% remains, the charging indicator showed white- ...
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Is there a way to "hack" the power options in Windows 10, e.g. change from to 100% instead of 60?

In this link is said There is nothing that a user needs to do manually, to maximize battery health on these batteries. For this reason, we don't provide any utility to manually manage battery ...
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Computer stuck on bootloop

So i've had my computer for about 7 - 12 months now and its been working perfectly fine i have an i7, asus Maximus vii, 890w power supply sad, hard drive and gtx 780. Now the other day i was doing ...
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PC turning off intermittently

Current Specs: Motherboard: Maximus VII Hero (Socket 1150) Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K Ram: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3-1599 Video: EVGA GTX 1070 PSU: EVGA 750 G3 SSD: ...
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Power usage in Task Manager says "very high"

I am running the next parts: SMPS 750W Ryzen 9 3900x RTX 3060 24 inches led monitor These parts are connected to 600 VA ups and wherever I run a software I see my power usage shoot up very high and ...
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Can switching power settings on a laptop during an update affect the battery?

I recently had to move my laptop, and it started some planned updates as I was shutting it down. Being in a hurry, I unplugged the power cable and packed it, figuring that the laptop would just finish ...
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No Battery Detected but it works if i disconnect AC

I'm having the exact problem described in this question: "No Battery is Detected" but battery works A few months ago my laptop (ASUS ROG G750JH, bought roughly 6 years ago, now running on ...
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Understanding Meaning of Power Indicator Blinks for Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 Motherboard

I've bought a new desktop computer few days ago. It has the following hardware specification: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 motherboard Intel Core i-5 4460 Processor 8 GB DDR3 RAM 1 TB Hard disk Windows 10 Pro ...
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Windows 10 won't go to sleep

Recently, Windows started to hang when going to sleep, which then shuts down on its own. The odd thing is that this doesn't happen all the time. It is able to sleep normally without issues when I just ...
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PC won't stay shutdown after power off when connected to UPS

I'm running Win10 on a custom build that is connected to a UPC. When I shutdown the computer, it will fully shutdown, then start back up after a few seconds. I've updated my BIOS to "Power Off&...
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Windows 10 PC with SSD harddisk: possible problems due to regular power cuts?

For an art exhibition I have a mini PC with Windows 10 with SSD harddisk playing permanently a looped video. When the museum closes in the evening all power in the building is cut off. In most cases ...
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How to disable the power button on Windows 10?

I have the following settings set in my Power Options settings: However, it still does not stop my computer from being turned off when the power button is pressed. My cat often jumps onto my computer ...
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Laptop micro freezes while not on external PSU

Hello I have been having this weird issue My laptop while not connected to a PSU will experience weird micro freezes where my pc will simply freeze for a few seconds this issue will not accrue in any ...
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Desktop restarts loop In vertical

Desktop fails to start, bios screen then restarts loop, or keeps power turning off and on. When kept horizontal pc seems to start, and keep running. What's the explanation for this ? Loose cpu ...
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pc automatically turns on when plugged in

Hello everyone I have some questions maybe you can help me with some advise on what I should do,, yesterday I have encountered a problem on my pc, My pc won't turn on immediately after shutdown so I ...
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What could be the reason behind a PC not turning on after changing the hard drive?

Just recently I was trying to install Windows 10 on my new SSD drive, while having HDD unconnected. Then I booted autoinstaller from USB and found out that my SSD was missing from the list(possibly ...
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Laptop doesn't start after being shutdown for a couple of hours except when connected to power

I'm using an HP Compaq 6530b laptop and for a year or more now, my laptop doesn't start after it has been shut down, hibernated, or even after removing the battery for a few hours, and only happens ...
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Loss of power during factory reset

So, I started a factory reset through windows settings on my laptop while in college, not realising that it would take ages. My battery on my laptop doesn't work, so when I unplugged it all to go home,...
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My laptop shuts down unexpectedly (no BSOD) when i unplug it from wall power, and battery seems like it's dying

My Asus vivobook X540UA (windows 10) suddenly shuts down without warning (no BSOD) when I unplug it from wall power, however I can still use the battery if I turn it on while it's unplugged - but then ...
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PC freezes in games and waking from sleep

Problem I've had intermittent PC problems that I thought were solved, but Doom Eternal showed me otherwise yesterday since it happened again. For a while earlier this year when playing some more GPU ...
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Why does my laptop PC continue to crash out of nowhere?

I have been working with a Fujitsu Celsius H730 workstation with Win10 Pro for just over a year now, and recently it has started to crash seemingly out of nowhere (it just shuts off without any ...
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Software to check source of freezing crashes

My computer keeps crashing regularly. Basically everyday. It never did that and only started when I got back home after being away for more than a week. It starts by jittering and slowing down a lot. ...
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USB hub often disconnects entirely when transferring data

I have a standard non-powered 4-port USB hub connected to a Surface Pro 4. I have 3 devices plugged into the hub: Transmitter for keyboard/mouse Powered 3tb HDD Powered 10tb HDD Every so often, on ...
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The performance of an laptop can be affected by the battery and by the AC power adapter? [duplicate]

I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 5567 (Windows 10) and today when I open the laptop I receive that message: "Alert! The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined. The battery may not charge. ...
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Fan and power lights remain turned on after shutting down PC

When I shut down my computer, the screen goes black as normal, but the power light remains turned on, and the fan doesn't stop. If I hold down the power button for 4 seconds, it turns off, but I ...
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New PC freeze just a few seconds after the Windows 10 installation program starts

The problem: my new brand new PC freeze after a few seconds while loading Windows 10 x64 setup. When the motherboard logo shows up and the Windows spinner starts, then it freeze. Hard reset required, ...
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PC restarts as soon as a game is opened

My computer restarts (power dies completely and the PC is effectively off for 1 second before it switches on again by itself) under 2 conditions: 1) At random after running under low work load for 6+ ...
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My (Windows 10 Home) computer shuts down and reboots randomly; no bluescreen

My PC (running Windows 10 Home) with Corsair GS600 power supply and G6T motherboard shuts down randomly and try reboot and sometime shutdown again before Windows booted yet. And if it started and I ...
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